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DAY 20. GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS

Most don't know that there is a country in South America called Guyana.  The capital and largest city is Georgetown.  The country is between Venezuela and Suriname, with Brazil to the south, and faces the Atlantic Ocean.   That is not where we are.  There is a self-governing British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean Sea called Cayman Islands, located 277 miles south of Cuba, 310 miles northwest of Jamaica and 480 miles southwest of Miami.   There are three islands, and on Grand Cayman is George Town, the capital.  City has a population of 41,000, which is half the total of the entire territory. Grand Cayman has become a haven for the rich, for no tax is charged for income earned or stored. GDP/capita is $109,684, the highest in the Caribbean.  The  World Bank , however, only says $96,074/capita, occupying 7th place in the world.  Monaco is #1 with $240,861/capita, Lichtenstein #2 $187,267, Luxembourg #3 128,259, and Cayman #7.  The USA is #12 at $81,695. This is a good reason why